VAMI RUSAL, Guinea

Expansion Study

CANARAIL carried out a bankable feasibility study to analyze the cost and strategy to expand the capacity of the Conakry to FRIA rail line from 700,000 tonnes to 1.4 million tonnes per year. The scope of the project undertaken included the following activities: detailed inspection of track and bridges, signalling and telecommunications, train control systems of the railway and railway workshops; review of railway operations with a view to improving the operating parameters of the railway; overall operational review of the railway; development of an operational model to evaluate capacity including train cycle time and a simple simulation of the railway operations; development of capital investment costs and development of an implementation plan and schedule.